McKinnley Jackson

A third-round pick of the Bengals in April's draft, Jackson is a run-stuffing DT with 40 games of college experience at Texas A&M ... He served as a team captain in each of his final two seasons with the Aggies (2022-23) ... Totaled 91 career tackles (43 solos), with 15.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks, along with one FF, two FRs, one PD and a blocked kick ... At 331 pounds, he is the heaviest defensive player (fifth heaviest overall) on the Bengals roster heading into training camp.

A third-round pick of the Bengals in April's draft, Jackson is a run-stuffing DT with 40 games of college experience at Texas A&M ... He served as a team captain in each of his final two seasons with the Aggies (2022-23) ... Totaled 91 career tackles (43 solos), with 15.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks, along with one FF, two FRs, one PD and a blocked kick ... At 331 pounds, he is the heaviest defensive player (fifth heaviest overall) on the Bengals roster heading into training camp.

Career transactions:

Selected by Cincinnati in third round of NFL Draft (97th overall) on 4-26-24 ... Signed with Bengals on 5-10-24.

College highlights:

Spent four seasons (2020-23) at Texas A&M ... Played in 40 games with 26 starts.

2023—Served as a season-long team captain ... started in all 12 games ... Recorded 27 tackles, with 5.5 TFLs and three sacks ... Added one FF and one FR ... Posted four tackles, with 2.5 TFLs and a sack, on Sept. 30 vs. Arkansas ... Tallied season-high five stops with a sack on Oct. 14 at Tennessee.

2022—Served as a season-long team captain ... Played in eight games with seven starts ... Registered career-high 37 tackles (23 solos), with seven TFLs, two sacks, one FR and a blocked kick ... His seven TFLs ranked second on the team ... Had five tackles with a TFL, and blocked a PAT attempt on Oct. 22 at South Carolina ... Logged career-best 12 tackles (six solos), with 1.5 TFLs and a sack for a nine-yard loss, on Oct. 29 vs. Mississippi ... Recorded six solo stops, with two TFLs and a sack, and recovered a fumble on Nov. 12 at Auburn.

2021—Played in 10 games with four starts ... Totaled 14 tackles (seven solos), with one sack ... Had a sack for loss of seven yards on Oct. 23 vs. South Carolina ... Logged season-best four tackles on Nov. 13 at Mississippi.

2020—Played in all 10 games as a true freshman, during season that was limited due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Earned Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team honors ... Recorded 13 tackles, two TFLs, 1.5 sacks and two pass breakups ... Tallied two solo tackles, including first career sack for a loss of three yards, in Capital One Orange Bowl vs. North Carolina on Jan. 2.

High school:

Attended George County High School in Lucedale, Miss. ... Named an Army All-American as a senior in 2019 ... Finished career with 34 TFLs and 10 sacks ... Named Most Valuable Player of Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game.

Personal:

Hometown is Lucedale, Miss. ... Graduated from Texas A&M with bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies in May, 2024.

Last Updated July 2024